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Billions Of Google, Facebook, Apple Passwords Breached In Potentially Record Hack
A newly discovered trove of stolen login credentials may represent the largest data breach in history, with billions of usernames and passwords now circulating online.
Researchers with Cybernews uncovered more than 16 billion records spread across 30 databases, many of them tied to malware known as infostealers.
The findings, published Wednesday, June 18, reveal that the leaked data spans social media platforms, business services, VPNs, and developer tools.
The leaked datasets provide access to nearly every online service, including major platforms like Apple, Facebook, Google, GitHub, and…
DMV Teen Admits To Making Bomb, Shooting Hoax Calls Across US: DOJ
A 19-year-old from Maryland who helped run an online “Purgatory” group behind a wave of terrifying swatting calls—targeting schools, airports, casinos, and homes—has pleaded guilty in federal court, authorities announced.
Owen Jarboe, of Hagerstown, admitted to conspiracy, cyberstalking, and making interstate threats involving fire and explosives between December 2023 and Jan. 18, 2024, according to the US Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors said that Jarboe and his co-conspirators used Telegram, Instagram, and shared spoofing scripts to mask their identities while triggering police responses to…
Former Prison Guard Sentenced For Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds
A former prison officer at the Coffeewood Correctional Center in Virginia will spend decades in prison after paying a minor in exchange for multiple sexually explicit images and video, officials say.
Davey Jonathan Sisk, 30, of Culpepper, pleaded guilty over the summer to federal charges in connection to child exploitation and child porn possession, authorities announced.
On Wednesday, Oct. 23, prosecutors announced that Sisk has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
According to court documents, between June 2023 and February, Sisk used the social media app "Telegram" to coerce another pe…